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Étienne Lenoir

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Jean Joseph Étienne Lenoir also known as Jean J. Lenoir (12 January 1822 – 4 August 1900) was a Belgian engineer who developed the internal combustion engine in 1858. [1]

47 relations: Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, Automotive industry in France, Étienne, Car, Carl Wilhelm Siemens, Delamare-Deboutteville, Dugald Clerk, Engine, Eugen Langen, Eugenio Barsanti, Félix du Temple de la Croix, Four-stroke engine, Gas engine, George Brayton, Gottlieb Daimler, Hippomobile, History of the automobile, History of the internal combustion engine, Hornsby-Akroyd oil engine, Hydrogen internal combustion engine vehicle, Internal combustion engine, January 12, Jean Lenoir, Jean-Joseph, Lenoir (surname), Lenoir cycle, List of French inventions and discoveries, List of hydrogen internal combustion engine vehicles, List of inventors, Nikolaus Otto, Otto engine, Paul Haenlein, Petrol engine, Pierre Hugon, Saint-Mathieu lighthouse, Single- and double-acting cylinders, Spark plug, Timeline of heat engine technology, Timeline of hydrogen technologies, Timeline of transportation technology, William Barnett (engineer), William Dent Priestman, 1822, 1822 in science, 1859 in science, 1900, 1900 in science.

Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology

Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology is a history of science by Isaac Asimov, written as the biographies of over 1500 scientists.

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Automotive industry in France

France was a pioneer in the automotive industry and is the 11th-largest automobile manufacturer in the world by 2015 unit production and the third-largest in Europe (after Germany and Spain).

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Étienne

Étienne, a French equivalent of Stephen/Steven, is a given name.

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Car

A car (or automobile) is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transportation.

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Carl Wilhelm Siemens

Sir Charles William Siemens FRSA (originally Carl Wilhelm Siemens; 4 April 1823 – 19 November 1883) was a German-born engineer and entrepreneur who for most of his life worked in Britain and later became a British subject.

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Delamare-Deboutteville

Delamare-Deboutteville was among the earliest designs of car, driven by an internal combustion engine.

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Dugald Clerk

Sir Dugald Clerk (sometimes written as Dugald Clark) KBE, LLD FRS (1854, Glasgow – 1932, Ewhurst, Surrey) was a Scottish engineer who designed the world's first successful two-stroke engine in 1878 and patented it in England in 1881.

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Engine

An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert one form of energy into mechanical energy.

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Eugen Langen

Carl Eugen Langen (9 October 1833 – 2 October 1895) was a German entrepreneur, engineer and inventor, involved in the development of the petrol engine and the Wuppertal Suspension Railway.

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Eugenio Barsanti

Father Eugenio Barsanti (12 October 1821 – 19 April 1864), also named Nicolò, was an Italian engineer, who together with Felice Matteucci of Florence invented the first version of the internal combustion engine in 1853.

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Félix du Temple de la Croix

Félix du Temple de la Croix (18 July 1823 – 4 November 1890) (usually simply called Félix du Temple) was a French naval officer and an inventor, born into an ancient Norman family.

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Four-stroke engine

A four-stroke (also four-cycle) engine is an internal combustion (IC) engine in which the piston completes four separate strokes while turning the crankshaft.

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Gas engine

A gas engine is an internal combustion engine which runs on a gas fuel, such as coal gas, producer gas, biogas, landfill gas or natural gas.

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George Brayton

George Brayton (October 3, 1830 – December 17, 1892) was born in Rhode Island, son of William H. and Minerva (Bailey) Brayton.

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Gottlieb Daimler

Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler (17 March 1834 – 6 March 1900) was an engineer, industrial designer and industrialist born in Schorndorf (Kingdom of Württemberg, a federal state of the German Confederation), in what is now Germany.

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Hippomobile

The Hippomobile is an automobile invented by Étienne Lenoir in 1863 which carried its own internal combustion engine.

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History of the automobile

The early history of the automobile can be divided into a number of eras, based on the prevalent means of propulsion.

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History of the internal combustion engine

Various scientists and engineers contributed to the development of internal combustion engines.

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Hornsby-Akroyd oil engine

The Hornsby-Akroyd oil engine was the first successful design of internal combustion engine using "heavy oil" as a fuel.

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Hydrogen internal combustion engine vehicle

A hydrogen internal combustion engine vehicle (HICEV) is a type of hydrogen vehicle using an internal combustion engine.

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Internal combustion engine

An internal combustion engine (ICE) is a heat engine where the combustion of a fuel occurs with an oxidizer (usually air) in a combustion chamber that is an integral part of the working fluid flow circuit.

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January 12

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Jean Lenoir

Jean Lenoir may refer to.

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Jean-Joseph

Jean-Joseph is a given name.

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Lenoir (surname)

Lenoir or LeNoire is a surname that may refer to.

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Lenoir cycle

The Lenoir cycle is an idealized thermodynamic cycle often used to model a pulse jet engine.

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List of French inventions and discoveries

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List of hydrogen internal combustion engine vehicles

A hydrogen internal combustion engine vehicle (HICEV) is a vehicle powered by a hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engine.

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List of inventors

This is a list of notable inventors.

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Nikolaus Otto

Nikolaus August Otto (14 June 1832, Holzhausen an der Haide, Nassau – 26 January 1891, Cologne) was a German engineer who successfully developed the compressed charge internal combustion engine which ran on petroleum gas and led to the modern internal combustion engine.

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Otto engine

The Otto engine was a large stationary single-cylinder internal combustion four-stroke engine designed by Nikolaus Otto.

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Paul Haenlein

Paul Haenlein (17 October 1835 in Cologne – 27 January 1905 in Mainz) was a German engineer and flight pioneer.

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Petrol engine

A petrol engine (known as a gasoline engine in American English) is an internal combustion engine with spark-ignition, designed to run on petrol (gasoline) and similar volatile fuels.

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Pierre Hugon

Pierre Hugon is mainly known through his contribution to the early internal combustion engine, especially the "Hugon" engine, which was the second internal combustion engine to go into commercial production - and was a stationary engine along similar lines to the earlier "Lenoir" engine.

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Saint-Mathieu lighthouse

The Saint-Mathieu lighthouse is a lighthouse located on Pointe Saint-Mathieu in Plougonvelin, around Brest in Finistère.

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Single- and double-acting cylinders

Reciprocating engine cylinders are often classified by whether they are single- or double-acting, depending on how the working fluid acts on the piston.

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Spark plug

A spark plug (sometimes, in British English, a sparking plug, and, colloquially, a plug) is a device for delivering electric current from an ignition system to the combustion chamber of a spark-ignition engine to ignite the compressed fuel/air mixture by an electric spark, while containing combustion pressure within the engine.

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Timeline of heat engine technology

This Timeline of heat engine technology describes how heat engines have been known since antiquity but have been made into increasingly useful devices since the 17th century as a better understanding of the processes involved was gained.

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Timeline of hydrogen technologies

This is a timeline of the history of hydrogen technology.

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Timeline of transportation technology

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William Barnett (engineer)

William Hall Barnett (1802 in Bradford – August 1865 in Brighton), is described as a 'founder' in his 1836 patent, and an 'ironfounder' in his 1838 patent, and later as an engineer and gas engineer, working in Brighton, UK.

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William Dent Priestman

William Dent Priestman, born in 1847 near Kingston upon Hull was a Quaker and engineering pioneer, inventor of the Priestman Oil Engine, and co-founder with his brother Samuel of the Priestman Brothers engineering company, manufacturers of cranes, winches and excavators.

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1822

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1822 in science

The year 1822 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.

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1859 in science

The year 1859 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.

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1900

As of March 1 (O.S. February 17), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 13 days until February 28 (O.S. February 15), 2100.

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1900 in science

The year 1900 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Étienne_Lenoir

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